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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1619 EST on 23/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

NSW

SW Slopes S

072161

CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

67.0

53.0

26/04/1998

14

1 n

NSW

SW Slopes S

072162

KHANCOBAN AWS

36.6

30.0

26/04/2009

14

1 n

VIC

Upper NE

083084

FALLS CREEK

79.0

58.0

13/04/1998

17

1 n

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

0.1

1.0

18/04/2005

13

1 Y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

2.2

2.2

28/04/2006

14

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010917

WANDERING

0.6

0.9

24/04/2010

12

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 16:19EST, 23/05/2012.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT 28.7 +1.1 19.5 +4.1 18.0 0.0 8.6 -- 523 (21.8) 39/08
PERTH AIRPORT 26.6 +1.1 9.0 -3.9 6.2 0.0 5.0 10.4 374 (15.6) 34/01
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.8 +2.0 5.0 -6.6 2.0 0.0 2.4 7.0 239 (10.0) 31/12
BUNBURY 23.3 -0.8 2.6 -8.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 30/16
MANDURAH 23.4 -- 11.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 34/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.3 23.9 -0.1 23.3 0.2 5.2 7.1 235 ( 9.8) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.3 -2.9 16.0 +3.4 15.0 0.0 5.4 11.0 206 ( 8.6) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.8 -2.8 10.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 330 (13.8) 39/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.0 -2.6 12.5 +0.1 -- 4.2 -- 9.9 332 (13.8) 34/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.3 -2.1 9.2 +0.5 8.1 1.0 1.8 9.3 398 (16.6) 31/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.5 +2.6 22.8 +4.3 20.6 0.0 7.4 8.8 287 (12.0) 46/16
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 -0.9 24.5 +2.9 23.9 11.2 2.4 0.3 316 (13.2) 28/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 +0.6 22.9 +2.4 21.6 8.4 1.4 5.5 238 ( 9.9) 30/20
MACKAY M.O 27.5 +0.8 23.2 +3.1 -- 0.4 -- 2.9 427 (17.8) 30/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.5 +3.7 21.9 +4.1 20.8 0.0 5.0 -- 245 (10.2) 24/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 +2.1 20.6 +3.1 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 217 ( 9.0) --
NAMBOUR DPI 29.0 +2.9 19.0 +3.6 -- 9.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.7 +3.4 20.5 +3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 294 (12.3) 35/22
BRISBANE AERO 26.9 +0.9 17.4 +1.2 15.5 2.6 2.6 9.5 189 ( 7.9) 41/23
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.2 +4.8 16.5 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 54/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.7 -4.4 19.9 +7.1 15.2 0.0 3.8 -- 261 (10.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.0 +3.0 17.9 +2.7 15.5 0.0 3.0 1.6 331 (13.8) 50/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.1 -2.9 15.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.3 -4.3 17.9 +4.7 16.2 4.2 2.4 0.8 230 ( 9.6) 48/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.1 -2.5 15.6 +3.7 -- 22.2 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 28/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.0 -4.5 9.1 +1.9 6.4 30.6 10.0 3.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -4.5 13.5 +3.4 -- 26.2 -- -- 302 (12.6) 46/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.6 -0.3 16.8 +2.7 15.6 8.4 5.0 3.8 450 (18.8) 57/15
RICHMOND RAAF 22.0 -1.9 16.2 +4.9 15.5 5.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.3 +0.2 17.7 +2.3 -- -- -- -- -- 54/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.0 -1.0 11.0 +4.3 9.0 11.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.8 -3.7 12.4 +3.3 9.4 21.4 2.0 9.1 237 ( 9.9) 39/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -3.9 10.8 +2.8 -- 17.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 37/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.3 -2.2 10.2 +0.1 8.3 3.8 1.6 9.3 301 (12.5) 30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.9 -2.7 9.6 +1.4 -- 17.6 -- -- 336 (14.0) 31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.9 -3.3 6.4 -1.0 -- 5.6 -- -- 324 (13.5) 44/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.1 -0.2 12.2 +1.4 9.4 0.4 0.8 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.8 -1.2 9.9 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 572 (23.8) 44/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.1 -2.5 6.5 -0.9 -- 2.2 -- -- 403 (16.8) 31/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.8 -1.1 5.8 -1.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 319 (13.3) 28/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 -2.2 5.0 -3.7 1.3 0.2 5.0 9.1 495 (20.6) 43/13
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

38.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
38.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
38.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

**S** +6.6 : 17.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+5.8 : 30.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+5.2 : 31.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+5.0 : 32.1 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.2 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.1 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
27.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+7.7 : 24.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.2 : 17.4 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+7.2 : 16.8 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+7.1 : 19.9 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW
+6.6 : 18.0 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

2.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-8.7 : 16.2 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
-7.1 : 2.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-6.3 : 17.4 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-6.1 : 21.3 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-6.1 : 18.5 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW

-0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

-8.9 : 0.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-8.9 : 2.6 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-8.7 : 0.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.6 : 2.2 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.6 : 3.2 EYRE Eucla WA

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
79.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
73.7 DANDONGADALE Upper NE VIC
67.6 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD N Coast--Herbert QLD
67.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
64.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
67.6 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
Brisbane/SE Coast
53.0 GOOMBOORIAN

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
64.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET)
54.0 THREDBO AWS
51.5 THREDBO VILLAGE
SW Slopes S
67.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS
51.8 BATLOW POST OFFICE

VICTORIA
Upper NE
79.0 FALLS CREEK
73.7 DANDONGADALE
59.8 MT HOTHAM

11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
10.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

.....

0.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.5 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1369 (57.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1365 (56.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
**S** 1343 (56.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1250 (52.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1137 (47.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1029 (42.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
991 (41.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
887 (37.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
875 (36.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
868 (36.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
830 (34.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
815 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
797 (33.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
794 (33.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
777 (32.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
771 (32.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
764 (31.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
752 (31.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
750 (31.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
739 (30.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
700 (29.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
677 (28.2) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
672 (28.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
667 (27.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
665 (27.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
650 (27.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
614 (25.6) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
609 (25.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
96/15 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
89/15 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
87/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
80/03 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
16.8mm in 30 min to 22:00 33.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
15.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 15.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h
Central Coast E
WOOLSHED
11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
CW Slopes S
COWRA AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
1.4mm in 1 min to 15:09 84.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
6.2mm in 7 min to 22:07 53.1mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.6mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 96(190/ 83 ) at 15:44
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(230/ 65 ) at 15:09
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(230/ 70 ) at 04:45
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(250/ 69 ) at 00:57